Removing and mounting appliance for automobile wheels



April 27, 1954 scu 2,676,831

REMOVING AND MOUNTING APPLIANCE FOR AUTOMOBILE WHEELS Filed Bed. 29, 1951 JOHN SCUDERI INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 27, 1954 REMOVING ANIYMOUNTING APPLIANCE FOR'QAUT GMOBIIBE JoliiLSdlderi, BroOkIyIL-"NI YI" App1ication'Diicemb1 -"29, 1951",'=Seriat-N 6522615123 Tlus' inventionirrelatesitorantappliance forlzre r: amoving andfmounting vehicle. wheels-rand: with-r out soiling .the hands -of "the person :liandlingathe" tires An: :object a of 'this rinveirtionwisv Ito provide ::a hinged flexible band of a lsizeto extend-aroundone-half the circumference of a tire andrhaving;

two hand grips secured th'ereto' and whereby the user m'ay-grip-the' tire' andremove the wheel andw tire' ofi the axle-with. ease.

Another: object of this invention...'is Ito: insert pointed pins in the-central -portion .of' the hinged bandana -facing inwardly toward the? axle andso that the pointed pins will enter into cavities: in the outer surface of the tire and retain the ban'd -iri"- alinement with the-*tire an'd prevent slippage between" the loandi'and the-atire'.

Another object of this invention is to formi each" hand grip of substantially semi-circular form and of a size to extendpast' the center line of the tire so-as to pass the center line oflthetire under' pressure and'to grip the tire dueto the resiliency'iof the rubber or due to the resiliency of the hand grip andwilf'stay on the tirewhen once applied to it.

Another object of this invention is to make both ends of the hand grips of rectangular form and to bend one end portion in far spaced relation from the tire and to mount a handle at the far end, there being considerable space between the handle and the tire to prevent contact of the fingers of the operator with the tire and so that the hands of the operator will remain clean.

More specifically, this invention provides a tire carrier for vehicles, whereby the user may change a tire with ease and without soiling his hands.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinafter more particularly described, and the combination and arrangement of parts will be shown in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims which form part of this specification.

Reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tire mounted on a wheel and to which my invention is applied.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the tire and wheel shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a tire gripping frame.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention,

3 Claimss- (Cl- 294415)? thernumeraL-J 0..-:indicate'sean appliance :forremoving and mounting:vehicle-tires. The appli.

ancenfl 0; com-prisesv'an relongated. flexible band: VI lpreferably maderofmetal and: of a length extendingzto sdiametrically opposite portions of a tire I2.-

Theband-iifl hastwo resilient bifurcated frames I 3; 1 3-of substantially semieeircular-cross-section suitably:securedzthereto.a: Therdistance between, points- 4 6'; l6: at the free ends of the semi circu1an portion'i-m'c-of :the framerl 3; is less: than the'thick,

Theaframesz;l3 al3 have handles 44,. I4 pOSi-f ti'oned' l'inijuxtaposed relation; tom. theraxis of. the" tire',=fthatiis; .whemthe: appliance 'islmounted on thertir The: at sid'e' fa'cer? ofit'the etirei and :are considerably spaced :awaytfromsand rout sof:.i.contactr with the tireie Thetband :l t isrin contactingr relation-with a large portion of the outer periphery ,of the tire;

Alspluralityzzofzzapointed: prongs, 5| 5 fare suitably secured -to =:the: band all and :in service position, project upwardly and radially of the tire and are in engaging relation with outwardly extending portions of the tire, defining cavities in the tread of the tire and causing positive engagement with the tire.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, I provide a hinge H at the middle of the band II. The hinge l1 permits the appliance to be folded to occupy a minimum of space in the trunk of the automobile.

As best shown in Figure 4, each frame I3 has upper and lower tire gripping portions I8, l9 and a vertical tie member 20. The mid-portion of each frame I3 is at the middle of the handles 14 and is on a line with the axis of the tire.

It will be noted that the grip of the prongs at the middle of the band ll, jointly with the grip of the two resilient frames I 3 provide three points of securement with the tire which are located in triangular relation when mounted on the periphery of the tire.

As shown in Figure 1, it will be seen that the upper and lower tire gripping portions l8 and IQ, of each frame [3 are spaced apart equally from the axis of the tire. This is accomplished by predetermining the length of the connecting band II. It is obvious that this arrangement assists in maintaining the axial alinement of the axle 22 and tire l2 during the removal of the wheel.

As best shown in Figures 3 and 4, it will be seen thatthe frame l3 has right-angular extensions 13 which are of considerable length so as andles sl 4 extendin parallel relation with to cause the handle mounting portion of the frame H to be considerably spaced away from the tire [2 so that the handle M will at all times remain in clean condition for the user to place his hands thereon without soiling his hands.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described and illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention, but it will be understood that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An appliance for removing and mounting vehicle wheels and tires, comprising an elongated flexible band of a length extending around opposite portions of a tire, said band having two resilient frames secured to the end portions of said band, said frames being of substantially semicircular cross-section and facing in oppositely disposed directions and thereby adapted for gripping said tire on opposite side Walls, said frames having handles positioned in juxtaposed relation to the axis of said tire and positioned diametrically of said tire, said handles extending in angular relation with said band and considerably out of contact with said tire, said band being in contacting relation with substantially one-half of the outer peripheral surface of said tire, and pointed prongs on said band. and positioned intermediate said handles, said prongs projecting up wardly and radially of said tire and in engaging relation with portions defining cavities in the tread of said tire to cause positive engagement 1 of said band with said tire, said appliance permitting changing a soiled wheel and tire without soiling the hands of the user, said connecting band being of a length to cause said frames to grip said tire equally above and below the axis of said tire, to maintain the axial alinement of the 4 axle and tire and thereby easing the removal of said wheel and tire.

2. An appliance for removing and mounting vehicle wheels and tires, comprising an elongated flexible band of a length extending around opposite portions of a tire, said band having two re silient frames secured to the end portions of said band, said frames being of substantially semicircular cross-section and facing in oppositely disposed directions and thereby adapted for gripping said tire on opposite side walls, said frames having handles positioned in juxtaposed relation to the axis of said tire and positioned diametrically of said tire, said handles extending in angular relation with said band and considerably out of contact with said tire, said band being in contacting relation with substantially one-half of the outer peripheral surface of said tire, and pointed prongs on said band and positioned intermediate said handles, said prongs projecting upwardly and radially of said tire and in engaging relation with portions defining cavities in the tread of said tire to cause positive engagement of said band with said tire, said appliance permitting changing a soiled tire without soiling the hands of the user, said connecting band being of a length to cause said frames to grip said tire equally above and below the axis of said tire, to maintain the axial alinement of the axle and tire and thereby easing the removal of said wheel and tire.

3. The invention as defined in claim 2, wherein the said prongs are at the middle of the band and intermediate said handles, and jointly with the two resilient frames provide three points of securement with the tire and located in triangular relation when mounted on the periphery of the tire.

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